Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of participants by ethnicity
| Total (n=339) |
Hispanic (n=96) |
Non-Hispanic (n=243) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F | df | p-value |
| Parent Age (years) | 30.87 (6.99) | 29.00 (6.00) | 31.62 (7.22) | 1.36 | 1, 333 | .245 |
| Child Age (months) | 21.55 (3.49) | 21.22 (3.50) | 21.67 (3.48) | 0.03 | 1, 337 | .872 |
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | χ2 | p-value | ||
| Participating Parent/Guardian | 2.41 | 2 | .300 | |||
| Mother | 304 (89.7%) | 90 (93.8%) | 214 (88.1%) | |||
| Father | 24 (7.1%) | 4 (4.2%) | 20 (8.2%) | |||
| Other/Legal Guardian | 11 (3.2%) | 2 (2.1%) | 9 (3.7%) | |||
| Preferred Language | 115.25 | 2 | <.001 | |||
| English | 278 (82.0%) | 54 (56.3%) | 224 (92.2%) | |||
| Spanish | 44 (13.0%) | 42 (43.8%) | 2 (0.8%) | |||
| Other | 17 (5.0%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (7.8%) | |||
| Parent Race | 195.46 | 5 | <.001 | |||
| Black or African American | 192 (60.4%) | 7 (8.2%) | 185 (79.4%) | |||
| White | 40 (12.6%) | 21 (24.7%) | 19 (8.2%) | |||
| Asian | 19 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (8.2%) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (2.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| More than one race | 15 (4.7%) | 9 (2.3%) | 6 (2.6%) | |||
| Not reported | 50 (15.7%) | 46 (54.1%) | 4 (1.7%) | |||
| Parent Born outside the US | 211 (62.4%) | 56 (58.3%) | 72 (29.6%) | 23.26 | 1 | <.001 |
| Currently Working Outside Home | 180 (53.1%) | 43 (44.8%) | 137 (56.4%) | 3.71 | 1 | .054 |
| Parent Education | 12.05 | 3 | .007 | |||
| Less than High School/no GED | 53 (15.7%) | 24 (25.0%) | 29 (12.0%) | |||
| High School Degree or GED | 222 (65.7%) | 60 (62.5%) | 162 (66.9%) | |||
| Bachelors/Associates degree | 53 (15.7%) | 11 (11.5%) | 41 (16.9%) | |||
| Graduate Degree | 9 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.7%) | |||
| Child Sex (male) | 239 (70.5%) | 68 (70.8%) | 171 (70.4%) | 0.01 | 1 | .933 |
| Insurance (Child) | 0.17 | 1 | .684 | |||
| Public Insurance (Medicaid) | 311 (91.7%) | 89 (92.7%) | 222 (91.4%) | |||
| Private or Other | 28 (8.3%) | 7 (7.3%) | 21 (8.6%) | |||
| Child Receiving EI | 152 (45.1%) | 46 (47.9%) | 106 (44.0%) | 0.43 | 1 | .513 |
| Child Gestational Age <37 weeks | 49 (14.5%) | 9 (9.4%) | 40 (16.5%) | 2.79 | 1 | .095 |
Note. Missing data: Parent Age (n=335); Parent Race/Ethnicity (n=318); Parent Born in US (n=338); Highest Education Completed (n=337); Child Receiving EI (n=337).